All articles tagged with #american record
Leon Marchand set a new record in the 200m individual medley at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships, while Luca Urlando won gold in the 200m butterfly, marking a significant achievement for Team USA. Jack Alexy also set an American record in the 100m freestyle, highlighting a competitive and historic event.
Sinclaire Johnson set a new American record in the women's mile with a time of 4:16.32 at a Diamond League meet in London, finishing fourth overall. She is expected to compete in the 1500m at the upcoming USATF Championships, aiming for a spot at the World Championships. The race was won by Gudaf Tsegay, with other notable performances including Oblique Seville's 100m win and Kishane Thompson's top time in 2025.
Gretchen Walsh broke her fourth American record in five weeks by winning the 50m butterfly at the U.S. Championships, qualifying for the World Championships, and is also the fastest woman in history in the 100m butterfly. Other notable performances include Luke Hobson setting a U.S. record in the 200m freestyle and young swimmer Luka Mijatovic making history in the 200m free for his age group.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden set a personal best of 10.73 seconds in the 100m at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia, tying her for 10th on the all-time women's list and becoming the second-fastest American woman in history, fueling her ambition to become a world champion.
Gretchen Walsh of the University of Virginia broke her own NCAA and American record in the women's 50 freestyle event at the 2024 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 20.37 seconds, setting a new record. This marks her fourth time breaking the record this season, with her previous record being 20.41 seconds. Walsh now holds the top five fastest performances in the event of all time and shares the fifth spot with Maggie MacNeil.
Kate Douglass broke Simone Manuel's American Record in the women's 50 freestyle with a time of 23.91 at the World Aquatic Championships in Doha, Qatar. This marked Douglass's first time competing in the event at a major international meet, and she also set the 200 breast American Record last month. Her performance moved her up to the 5th fastest American all-time and the 8th fastest swimmer in the event all-time.
Alicia Monson broke the American record in the 5,000 meters at the London Diamond League, running a time of 14:19.45. She surpassed Shelby Houlihan's previous record and became the first American woman to run under 14:20. Monson finished fifth in the race, which was won by Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia. Monson has been having a record-breaking year, previously setting records in the indoor 3,000 meters and the 10,000 meters. She has secured her spot on Team USA for the World Championships in August but has not yet decided if she will compete in the 5,000 or 10,000 meters.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won the U.S. 400m title at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships, running the second-fastest time in American history with 48.74 seconds. McLaughlin-Levrone, known for her success in the 400m hurdles, has shifted her focus to the flat 400m this season. She now leads the U.S. women's 400m team for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest and has a bye into the 400m hurdles as defending champion. McLaughlin-Levrone is expected to choose between the two events for the World Championships.
Dare Rose swam a time of 50.74 in the men's 100 fly 'A' final at the 2023 U.S. National Championships, becoming the sixth-fastest American of all time and the 17th-fastest performer of all time. Rose dropped 0.13 seconds from his prelims time and qualified for his first senior international team. He also finished second in the 50 fly with a new personal best of 23.20, earning him the opportunity to swim two events at the 2023 World Championships.
Cal junior Destin Lasco broke Caeleb Dressel's American Record in the 200 IM at the Men's NCAA Championships, clocking in at 1:38.10. Although he placed second to Arizona State sophomore Leon Marchand, who set a new all-time record of 1:36.34, Lasco now owns four of the 10-fastest swims in history in the event.